Mobile Payments

A mobile payment is a money payment made for a product or service through a portable electronic device such as a tablet or cell phone. Mobile payment technology can also be used to send money to friends or family members, such as with the applications PayPal and Venmo.

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Blackberry Showcases Connected Vehicle Platform With Embedded Digital Wallet
Blackberry Showcases Connected Vehicle Platform With Embedded Digital Wallet
January 06, 2023  |  Connected Economy

Blackberry showcased an embedded vehicle wallet at the 2023 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). The company debuted its in-vehicle software platform Blackberry IVY at CES on Thursday (Jan....

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Consumer Demographics Determine Payment Preferences, Says European Central Bank
Consumer Demographics Determine Payment Preferences, Says European Central Bank
January 06, 2023  |  Payment Methods

The way consumers shop and pay has been clearly digitized in recent years. There are dozens of reports and surveys that attest to this fact,...

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The Year Consumers Found a New Shopping Friend in Digital Commerce
The Year Consumers Found a New Shopping Friend in Digital Commerce
December 31, 2022  |  eCommerce

Fans of digital commerce got their shop on in 2022, and fresh usage analysis shows advancing behaviors. This, as the penchant for digital commerce and...

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The Top 5 EMEA Super App Trends of 2022
The Top 5 EMEA Super App Trends of 2022
December 30, 2022  |  Mobile Applications

Since the concept was first popularized, the super app trend has continued to gain traction. In fact, Paypal wants to be one; so does Elon...

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State Bank of Vietnam Reports Progress in Cashless Payments Adoption 
State Bank of Vietnam Reports Progress in Cashless Payments Adoption 
December 28, 2022  |  Mobile Payments

The State Bank of Vietnam is working to expand the use of cashless payments in rural areas.  Thus far, mobile money, one of the financial...

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The Netherlands Overtakes Spain In Mobile Wallet Usage
The Netherlands Overtakes Spain In Mobile Wallet Usage
December 28, 2022  |  Payment Methods

New PYMNTS data shows that mobile wallet usage in the Netherlands has pulled ahead of Spain. According to the latest Connected Economy report, “How The...

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Spain Leads EU’s Digital Transformation but In-Store Payments Lag Behind
Spain Leads EU’s Digital Transformation but In-Store Payments Lag Behind
December 26, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Spain continues to outperform its EU peers in terms of digital engagement. As revealed in PYMNTS’ latest Connected Economy report, “How The World Does Digital:...

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Indian Payment Gateway Razorpay Pauses Onboarding of Online Merchants 
Indian Payment Gateway Razorpay Pauses Onboarding of Online Merchants 
December 16, 2022  |  Payment Methods

Razorpay has reportedly paused its onboarding of online merchants for a couple of weeks.  Moneycontrol reported Friday (Dec. 16) that the Indian payment gateway did so after the...

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Iraqi Financial App Bluepay Now Enables Trading US-Listed Stocks 
Iraqi Financial App Bluepay Now Enables Trading US-Listed Stocks 
December 16, 2022  |  emea

Iraqi financial app provider Blue now enables users to trade U.S.-listed stocks.  The Iraq-based FinTech said in a Friday (Dec. 16) press release that the launch of this latest...

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